Aaron L. Barnard

Aaron Lewis Barnard (1846-) was a Union soldier during the American Civil War. Both of his uncles were killed at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, and he attended Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address alongside fellow soldier Clint C. Davis. In 1864, the two of them joined the US Army, and they fought at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry. After the battle, the two nervous young soldiers had the opportunity to meet President Lincoln, and they were in awe of him, even reciting his address to show their admiration for him.